Tarrant is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Tarrant
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Several places in Dorsetshire are so called.

One who came from Tarrant, i.e., trespasser, the name of several places in England, or who dwelt at the Tarrant River, in Dorset.

How popular is Tarrant?

Tarrant is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, Wales, South Africa.

Tarrant is ranked 35258 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Tarrant bearers increased by 6.88 per cent in 2010 US census to 4425 since 2000, the surname slipped by 99 spots and ranked at 7519. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 73.02 77.17
Black 18.62 17.1
Others 2.73 1.62
Hispanic or Latino 2.58 1.47
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.99 2.03
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.06 0.6
Tarrant is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Norfolk Island is ahead in terms of density. Around 15007 people have been found who wears Tarrant as their family name. Tarrant is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Tarrant:
7,197 United States5,902
1,981 England4,142
1,563 Australia2,555
4,547 Canada1,033
Countries with hundreds of Tarrant:
1,559 New Zealand500
1,494 Ireland391
2,599 Wales125
41,780 South Africa104
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,623 Scotland56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
289,518 Thailand24
4,532 Jamaica24
631 American Samoa19
18,211 Singapore13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
293,169 France10
3,685 Hong Kong10
58,198 Switzerland9
2,057 Isle of Man9
101,176 Netherlands6
121,657 Italy6
116,183 Sweden6
486,533 Brazil6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Sarah Tarrant from Ireland aboard the Adirondack from Cork on April 11, 1846 during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 21 years old when she arrived in USA. 11 years old Samuel Tarrant, Alice Tarrant (13), 12 years old George Tarrant, 10 years old Richard Tarrant, 41 years old Mary-Ann Tarrant, are others that migrated to US.

Tarrant Namesakes

  • Walter George Tarrant, builder
  • Chris Tarrant, English radio and television broadcaster
  • Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer whose first-class career spanned
  • Richard Tarrant, American businessman and politician
  • Dick Tarrant, head men's basketball coach at the University of Richmond
  • Ingrid Tarrant, English TV personality and former wife of Chris Tarrant
  • Shawn Z. Tarrant, American politician

Tarrant Namesakes

  • Walter George Tarrant, builder
  • Chris Tarrant, English radio and television broadcaster
  • Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer whose first-class career spanned
  • Richard Tarrant, American businessman and politician
  • Dick Tarrant, head men's basketball coach at the University of Richmond
  • Ingrid Tarrant, English TV personality and former wife of Chris Tarrant
  • Shawn Z. Tarrant, American politician

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